Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary

Ghodazari Wildlife Sanctuary was declared in 2018 at Nagbhir in Chandrapur district, in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Its 159 sq km of southern tropical dry forest, mostly deciduous with teak, palas, mahua, tendu and bamboo, surround a lake and form a key link in the corridor tigers use between Tadoba Andhari and Umred Karhandala. The name comes from a village near the middle of the forest: in Marathi ghoda means horse and zari a place with a spring.

Tigers are the main draw, with at least 12 counted locally and others passing through from the neighbouring reserves. Leopards, sloth bears, gaur, dhole, nilgai, sambar, chital and barking deer also live here. Ghodazari lake attracts resident and migratory birds, and reptiles recorded include the Indian python, monitor lizard, cobra and Russell's viper. The district also sees conflict between people and tigers that range close to villages.